[web2py] REST API no matching pattern

[Jeff Kusi]

I followed the example for the  REST API (multiple times actually). However 
I keep getting *"**no matching pattern"* every time.
In fact it looks like the auto pattern is not generating because when I 
navigate to 
api/patterns.json, I see 

{"content": "auto"}

instead of the beautiful rendering of all my table patterns.

Here are the sample tables I tested with
db.define_table('person',Field('name'),Field('info'))
db.define_table('pet',Field('owner',db.person),Field('name'),Field('info'))

Here's my api code

@request.restful()
def api():
    response.view = 'generic.'+request.extension
    def GET(*args,**vars):
patterns = 'auto'
        parser = db.parse_as_rest(patterns,args,vars)
        if parser.status == 200:
            return dict(content=parser.response)
        else:
            raise HTTP(parser.status,parser.error)
    def POST(table_name,**vars):
        return db[table_name].validate_and_insert(**vars)
    def PUT(table_name,record_id,**vars):
        return db(db[table_name]._id==record_id).update(**vars)
    def DELETE(table_name,record_id):
        return db(db[table_name]._id==record_id).delete()
    return locals()


web2py version 2.3.2 (2012-12-17 15:03:30) stable
python version 2.7

Any help please?

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